The Good Wife's Guide

[BXHD]

I got this email at work, it is a scanned page out of a really old magazine.
i thought i would re-write it for u guys, because if i re-scanned it it would be un-readable.


Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May 1955

The Good Wife's Guide

-Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish ) is part of the warm welcome needed.

-Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

-Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

-Clear away the cluster. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.

-Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper, etc and then run a dustcloth over the tables.

-Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

-Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimise all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.

-Be happy to see him.

-Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

-Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

-Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressures and his very real need to be at home and relax.

-Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquillity where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.

-Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

-Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as a minor compaired to what he might have gone through that day.

-Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

-Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

-Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgement or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

-A good wife always knows her place.

[HoldrodeoLT]

Sounds good to me.. Where can i find this woman.. oh shes's probably 74+ by now.. bugger

[BXHD]

LOL don't u wish it was back in 1955... haha.

[PaulSV6]

Dont forget he'll need a beer or whisky with dinner!

[HoldrodeoLT]

LOL don't u wish it was back in 1955... haha.

ha.. i dont think women were even aloud to vote back then were they?? sucks to have a vagina.

[Torquative]

hahaha thats funny, I suppose thats going to all go out the window over the next 55 years, and I suppose theres also gonna be a black president

[BXHD]

ha.. i dont think women were even aloud to vote back then were they?? sucks to have a vagina.

hahaha. probably not. i have no idea! back then it did suck, but times have changed!!

[HoldrodeoLT]

but times have changed!!

Now get back under the house.. jokes

[BXHD]

Now get back under the house.. jokes

LOL, under the house?! il pass

[Grennan]

-Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him.

I like this idea.

[Tim Smtih]

LOL don't u wish it was back in 1955... haha.

[BXHD]

hahaha, your just jealous Tim Smtih. it that ment to be Tim Smith btw? did you fail at writing ur own name? LMFAO!!

[Tim Smtih]

Too much coffee that day, and i'm too lazy to hassle a mod to fix it.

[BXHD]

hahahaha!!

[ScoHar]

ha.. i dont think women were even aloud to vote back then were they?? sucks to have a vagina.

hahaha. probably not. i have no idea! back then it did suck, but times have changed!!

Yea changed for the worse, would be better back then....LOL

[minux]

Wish times would go back to this.

Workplaces would be better, children would be better, in fact every aspect of life would be better. Funny how woman's equal rights also coincide with the slow downfall of society.

[Kernal]

Wish times would go back to this.

Workplaces would be better, children would be better, in fact every aspect of life would be better. Funny how woman's equal rights also coincide with the slow downfall of society.

Dude your skating on thin ice with hot blades hahah

[BXHD]

LOL, why did i post this?!
HARSH AS!
Minux, ur avitar suits you hahaha. i wonder if u give ur dates Roofie Coladas.......?

[BOY1236]

only if such creatures do exist at this time .......

[levymetal]

i think i was born in the wrong era. i don't see anything wrong with this - husband works all day to provide the wife with a nice life, house, and food. it's only fair that in return she does all the housework and attends to her husband when he gets home from work. in fact, i can't see housework taking 8 hours a day, so it seems like a pretty damn good deal if you ask me.

[theperthvan]

Wish times would go back to this.

Workplaces would be better, children would be better, in fact every aspect of life would be better. Funny how woman's equal rights also coincide with the slow downfall of society.

truth has been spoken here tonight

[minux]

Dude your skating on thin ice with hot blades hahah

Hardly...its the truth...just look at all the evidence out there.

LOL, why did i post this?!
HARSH AS!
Minux, ur avitar suits you hahaha. i wonder if u give ur dates Roofie Coladas.......?

Why would I feed my fiancee roofie coladas?

[VN_chris]

Wish times would go back to this.

Workplaces would be better, children would be better, in fact every aspect of life would be better. Funny how woman's equal rights also coincide with the slow downfall of society.

That is so true and feels so good to know another person has the same oppinion. Thankyou. I have been telling my mother and my girlfriend this for ages.